Clinical Comparison of Femoral Nerve Versus Adductor Canal Block Following Anterior Ligament Reconstruction

Phase 4 Completed 125 enrolled The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

This study will examine the potential differences between femoral nerve blockade (FNB) and adductor canal blockade (ACB) for pain control and quadriceps muscle activation for patients following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Timeline

Start: 2016-02-01
Primary completion: 2017-11-16
Completion: 2017-11-16

Publications

Duncan BR, Reid M, Kleihege J, Higbie S, Gardner EP, Lowe W, Bailey L. Comparison of Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport After Primary Versus Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 May 2;11(5):23259671231159408. doi: 10.1177/23259671231159408. eCollection 2023 May.
Galloway C, Ward H, Higbie S, Kleihege J, Kumaravel M, Lowe WR, Bailey L. Relationship Between Bone Bruise Volume and Patient Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction. Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 Feb 24;11(2):23259671221146205. doi: 10.1177/23259671221146205. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Bailey L, Weldon M, Kleihege J, Lauck K, Syed M, Mascarenhas R, Lowe WR. Platelet-Rich Plasma Augmentation of Meniscal Repair in the Setting of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2021 Oct;49(12):3287-3292. doi: 10.1177/03635465211036471. Epub 2021 Sep 3.
Worsham J, Lowe WR, Copa D, Williams S, Kleihege J, Lauck K, Mascarenhas R, Bailey L. Subsequent Surgery for Loss of Motion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Does Not Influence Function at 2 Years: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Sep;47(11):2550-2556. doi: 10.1177/0363546519863347. Epub 2019 Jul 26.
Bailey L, Griffin J, Elliott M, Wu J, Papavasiliou T, Harner C, Lowe W. Adductor Canal Nerve Versus Femoral Nerve Blockade for Pain Control and Quadriceps Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Patellar Tendon Autograft: A Prospective Randomized Trial. Arthroscopy. 2019 Mar;35(3):921-929. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.10.149. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	15 ml	Other
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	30 ml	Other
Comparator	Clonidine	Other / unclassified	100 ug	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.